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Inbox

Review selected-client mailbox conversations, triage and filter messages, see embedded email images, and compose or reply from approved senders.

Updated Aug 25, 2026 7 steps 6 questions answeredOpen this page in the platform
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Overview

Inbox brings the selected client's inbound and sent mailbox activity into one workspace. Use the folder tabs, mailbox and message filters, search, contact status, and inbox category to find the right conversation. Open a message to review its thread, attachments, and original formatted body. Embedded images referenced inside Gmail messages load in the message preview through the current authenticated client context, so older synced emails can display their original logos and graphics without changing the delivered message. Depending on your role and mailbox access, you can reply, forward, draft a new message, run AI triage, update workflow fields, or move the conversation into a follow-up view.

How to use this page

  1. Choose an inbox view

    Use Inbox, Needs Follow-up, Maybe Later, Starred, Sent, or Drafts to focus the message list. Unread, follow-up, and draft counts appear in the tab labels when available.

  2. Narrow the message list

    Filter by email account, email category, contact status, and Primary or SDR mailbox type. Search by email or contact text. Hide Junk removes common automated categories from the general inbox, while Sent can hide campaign email activity so direct mailbox work is easier to review.

  3. Open and read a conversation

    Select a row to open its detail panel. Review sender, recipients, date, mailbox, thread history, downloadable attachments, and the formatted message body. Gmail images embedded by Content-ID appear inside the body when the source image is available, including messages synced before inline-image details were stored.

  4. Review triage and workflow context

    Use the inbox category, contact status, AI Triage result, and History to understand how the message was classified. Re-run Triage when the available classification should be reassessed. Changes are recorded in the message history when supported.

  5. Reply or forward

    Select Reply or Forward, confirm the sending mailbox and recipients, choose a template when useful, write the message, review the signature, and attach files as needed. Sending uses a short Undo countdown so you can cancel an accidental send before dispatch.

  6. Compose a new message

    Select Compose to open a separate draft window. Choose the sender, add recipients, write the subject and body, and use an approved template or attachment when needed. Saved drafts remain available from the Drafts tab.

  7. Move through the inbox efficiently

    Use the row checkboxes for available bulk actions. After opening a message, the Up and Down arrow keys move between rows, and Delete or Backspace moves the selected message to trash when your role permits it.

What the buttons do

Inbox / Needs Follow-up / Maybe Later / Starred / Sent / Drafts
Switches between message workflow views, sent mail, and saved compose drafts.
Compose
Opens a new message draft using an available selected-client sender mailbox.
Reply
Opens a reply composer for the selected conversation.
Forward
Opens the selected message in a forward composer with editable recipients.
AI Reply
Drafts a response from the selected message and available client context when the action is available.
Re-run Triage
Runs inbox classification again for the selected message.
Star
Adds or removes the conversation from the Starred view.
Mark as read
Controls whether opening messages automatically clears their unread state.
Hide Junk / Hide Campaign Emails
Hides common automated inbox categories, or campaign activity in Sent, without deleting messages.
Close
Closes the message detail panel and returns to the full list.

Common questions

The preview resolves Gmail Content-ID images against the original mailbox message through an authenticated, selected-client endpoint. This also repairs display for older synced messages that did not store inline-image details.
No. Inbox reads the image from the original mailbox message for the preview. It does not edit or resend the delivered email.
The source image may no longer be available from the connected Gmail message, or the email may use a different external image method. Attachments remain available separately when the mailbox still has them.
Hide Junk, search, mailbox, category, status, or mailbox-type filters can narrow the current list. Clear the filters or turn off Hide Junk to review the broader view.
A saved reply is marked DRAFT on its conversation. New standalone compose drafts are available from the Drafts tab.
Mailbox access and user role determine which senders, triage controls, status changes, and delete actions are available for the selected client.
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